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Riverdale Pointer in Riverdale, Illinois

05 Apr 1918

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Riverdale Pointer

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Riverdale, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Apr 05, 1918

Page

2

British and French Drive Off German Offense in Somme Area

Allied forces restore line south of the Somme in the Luce valley after a strong German counter attack. British and French troops with American engineers recapture towns, guns, and numerous prisoners, while Moreuil and surrounding woods see bayonet fighting as French and British advance. American troops face deployment as battles rage with enduring German losses and substantial prisoner totals.

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Haig Luce Valley Battlefield London Somme Luce Marceleave Avencourt Monchel Orvillers War Office Cgernan Amiens Mezieres Demicin Mezzeres Montdidier Bassigny Moreuil Montdider Lassigny Intest Wdviers Plemont Paris Rubescourt Montaidier Amiens-Paris France Ates Berlin Cambrai Lafore Hindenburg Doignes Bapaume Bapaume-Caumbrai Roupy St. Quentin Jussy Derlin Albert Ancre Morlancourt Chippy Rosieres Marche Brontdidier Scarpe wArras Noyon Mesnil St. Georges Courtamanche Assainville Loos Lussigny Fnemy Wrench Cann-Sud-Matz Plemonth Peronne
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British Strength Holds After Intense Somme Fighting

London reports the first week of the French battle with huge German losses around 250000 and 1600000 engaged. British lines held firm at key positions including Bullecourt Vaulx and Croiselles as German assaults wafted and tanks struck back. Kaiser celebrates Hindenburg victory as Peronne battle rages.

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London France
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Roll Steel Workers Earn Up To $215 A Week

St Louis and Granite City plants of the National Enameling and Stamping company employ 175 rollers who average 4000 to 5000 dollars yearly. They work eight hours daily with pay on a tonnage basis, a high skill job involving heating and feeding steel bars into rolling mills.

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St. Louis Granite City National Enameling and Stamping Company
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Delicate Diplomacy Over a Ball Invitation

In French diplomatic circles a charming woman persuades a navy officer who has already declined an invitation to a ball. He protests that he has burned his bridges, but she offers a clever solution by borrowing Henri's bridges, illustrating witty international social maneuvering.

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France Henri’s Montreal Herald
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Money Talks and Nature Bets On Animal Races

A humorous exchange about money influencing outcomes in a lighthearted note. The line suggests money talking and nature backing the animals in next race.

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March to Victory Health Tone Boosts Blood and Uric Acid

An old fashioned spring health advertorial urges readers to use a blood tonic called Dr. Pierce's Golden Medical Discovery and an uric acid solvent Anuric. It recommends blood cleansing, proper diet, and hydration, with mail requests to Dr. Pierce's Invalids' Hotel in Buffalo.

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Dr. Pierce Golden Medical Discovery Invalids Doctor Pierce Invalids’ Hotel and Surgical Institute Buffalo
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